Niantic Teases Pokémon Go Buddy System

Pokémon Go is improving, slowly but surely. It seems like only yesterday we wrote a piece on how the game needs to change. Not long after that article went live, Niantic started testing their new nearby system in certain areas. That new system isn’t available worldwide yet, but it shows progress. Another point that was brought up was a way of training Pokémon. It’s almost unbelievable, but that might be one of the next updates Niantic release.

Pokémon Go Buddy System

Trainers could be able to choose a Pokémon as their training buddy very soon and this Pokémon will appear alongside your trainer on the trainer card. Though the information on this system is limited, the only inkling we have is that you could gain candies for walking with your Pokémon. This would change how players increase the combat power (CP) and train specific Pokémon, rather than hoping they find the right Pokémon in eggs. The new system can combat the grinding nature of the game, as training right now can only be done by catching duplicates of that Pokémon. Niantic did announce they wanted the game to centre around catching Pokémon, but needing to catch over 100 Magikarp for a Gyrados is a little much! It’s an exciting system and certainly looks like Niantic are taking the game in the right direction now.

I Can Finally Get A Charizard!!

So far it seems like the suggestions we have posted previously have been taken into consideration. The last step is replacing the broken battle system to complement the server-side processing in the game. Each screen tap in a battle sends a message to the Niantic servers to determine what’s happening in the battle. We’ll be waiting with bated breath to see if, or when, a new battle system is implemented. Stay tuned!